The Council formally adopted the motion to declare a Climate Emergency during last night's session. We are now transitioning our focus to monitoring the implementation of the new Climate Emergency Response framework to ensure every department aligns with these commitments.
January 5, 2021
Final supporters
We the undersigned, residents and ratepayers of Macedon Ranges Shire formally request Council to declare a Climate Emergency through the adoption of the following motions of Council:
- Council acknowledges that current levels of global warming and future warming already committed to constitute nothing less than an emergency for most life on this planet, requiring an emergency response by all levels of government, including local government.
- That the proposal is passed such that Macedon Ranges Shire Council declares a Climate Emergency and, informed by and building on work already undertaken in Council’s Environmental Strategy, Biodiversity Strategy, Climate Change Action Plan, Regional Climate Adaptation Plan, Macedon Ranges Climate Change and Adaptation Report, and Cool Changes program, commits to, within the next 12 months:
- Develop a Council Climate Emergency Response which provides a whole of Council framework for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
- Ensure the Climate Emergency Response affects all future decisions of Council.
- Review all existing Council plans and policies for consistency with the declaration of a climate emergency and with a view to facilitating a Climate Emergency Response.
- Immediately review Council policy, “to have at least 20% of its investments with banks and financial institutions that do not invest in or finance the fossil fuel industry” and divest from fossil fuels.
- Develop a public education strategy to raise awareness of Council’s declaration of a climate emergency and emergency responses and encourage formation of local Climate Change Action Plans.
- Advocate for policies consistent with a declaration of a climate emergency in inter-governmental fora and within the Central Victorian Greenhouse Alliance.
- Allocate additional staff resources to enable the execution of steps 1-6 above.
Signed hard copy versions of this petition collected by coalition partners can be scanned and sent to: [email protected]
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
December 7, 2020
June 27, 2020
The scale of support has reached a point where the Council can no longer ignore the request for a formal meeting. I am currently finalizing the briefing documents to ensure our proposal for a Climate Emergency declaration is on the agenda for the upcoming session.
February 6, 2020
We have reached one hundred signatures. I am now drafting a formal request for a meeting with the Mayor to present these names and discuss the formal adoption of a climate emergency response.
Reached 100 supporters
February 5, 2020
February 5, 2020
We are approaching one hundred signatures and this threshold is the benchmark required to secure a formal meeting with the Council planning department. I am submitting our current list to the Mayor's office once we cross this target to initiate the review process.
6 Comments
My family has lived in the ranges for 30 years and the weather patterns are changing fast. If we dont start planning now for the heatwaves what are we even doing? Fix it.
do it. stop dragging your feet.
So sick of the excuses. Just declare it and start making better choices with our money and land.
PLEASE listen to the residents! We have so much beautiful nature here that is at risk. Keep it protected for the future.
About time. We see the bushfire risk rising every year and it's terrifying. Council needs to actually act instead of just talking about it.
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The Council formally adopted the motion to declare a Climate Emergency during last night's session. We are now transitioning our focus to monitoring the implementation of the new Climate Emergency Response framework to ensure every department aligns with these commitments.
January 5, 2021
Final supporters
We the undersigned, residents and ratepayers of Macedon Ranges Shire formally request Council to declare a Climate Emergency through the adoption of the following motions of Council:
- Council acknowledges that current levels of global warming and future warming already committed to constitute nothing less than an emergency for most life on this planet, requiring an emergency response by all levels of government, including local government.
- That the proposal is passed such that Macedon Ranges Shire Council declares a Climate Emergency and, informed by and building on work already undertaken in Council’s Environmental Strategy, Biodiversity Strategy, Climate Change Action Plan, Regional Climate Adaptation Plan, Macedon Ranges Climate Change and Adaptation Report, and Cool Changes program, commits to, within the next 12 months:
- Develop a Council Climate Emergency Response which provides a whole of Council framework for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
- Ensure the Climate Emergency Response affects all future decisions of Council.
- Review all existing Council plans and policies for consistency with the declaration of a climate emergency and with a view to facilitating a Climate Emergency Response.
- Immediately review Council policy, “to have at least 20% of its investments with banks and financial institutions that do not invest in or finance the fossil fuel industry” and divest from fossil fuels.
- Develop a public education strategy to raise awareness of Council’s declaration of a climate emergency and emergency responses and encourage formation of local Climate Change Action Plans.
- Advocate for policies consistent with a declaration of a climate emergency in inter-governmental fora and within the Central Victorian Greenhouse Alliance.
- Allocate additional staff resources to enable the execution of steps 1-6 above.
Signed hard copy versions of this petition collected by coalition partners can be scanned and sent to: [email protected]
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
December 7, 2020
June 27, 2020
The scale of support has reached a point where the Council can no longer ignore the request for a formal meeting. I am currently finalizing the briefing documents to ensure our proposal for a Climate Emergency declaration is on the agenda for the upcoming session.
February 6, 2020
We have reached one hundred signatures. I am now drafting a formal request for a meeting with the Mayor to present these names and discuss the formal adoption of a climate emergency response.
Reached 100 supporters
February 5, 2020
February 5, 2020
We are approaching one hundred signatures and this threshold is the benchmark required to secure a formal meeting with the Council planning department. I am submitting our current list to the Mayor's office once we cross this target to initiate the review process.
6 Comments
Why is this not already a thing?? Seems like a no-brainer for a shire that relies so much on its natural beauty. Get it done.
My family has lived in the ranges for 30 years and the weather patterns are changing fast. If we dont start planning now for the heatwaves what are we even doing? Fix it.
do it. stop dragging your feet.
So sick of the excuses. Just declare it and start making better choices with our money and land.
PLEASE listen to the residents! We have so much beautiful nature here that is at risk. Keep it protected for the future.
About time. We see the bushfire risk rising every year and it's terrifying. Council needs to actually act instead of just talking about it.
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Why is this not already a thing?? Seems like a no-brainer for a shire that relies so much on its natural beauty. Get it done.